1. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Cooperative Extension Service

2. Extension provides practical education you can trust to help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. The Message

3. Vision The Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is an educational resource for all Kentuckians that serves as a catalyst to build better communities and improve quality of life.

4. Vision The Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is an educational resource for all Kentuckians that serves as a catalyst to build better communities and improve quality of life.

5. The Cooperative Extension Service values: Diversity Local, flexible, and responsive programs High priority statewide programs Educating people to solve problems, make decisions and embrace change Applying knowledge and research-based information

6. Values (continued): Collaboration, volunteerism, and leadership development Fostering empowered and contributing people Developing youth, families and communities Fostering use of personal and natural resources

7. Four Major Program Areas Agriculture & Natural Resources (agricultural production and marketing and their relationship to the economy and environment; includes horticulture) Family & Consumer Sciences (nutrition, health, financial management, child care, parenting, Extension Homemakers) 4-H/Youth Development (youth programs that focus on leadership, citizenship and developing life skills) Community & Economic Development (fine arts education, job creation, leadership development, business retention and expansion, community services)

8. Employees by Position (total=999)

9. Extension Structure Associate Dean for Extension & Director, Cooperative Extension Service Jimmy Henning CES Director of County Operations Karen Ramage Assistant Directors Gary Palmer-Assistant Director, Agriculture & Natural Resources Charlene Jacobs-Assistant Director, 4-H/Youth Development Ann Vail-Assistant Director, Family & Consumer Sciences Vacant-Assistant Director, Family & Consumer Sciences Field Programs

10. Extension Structure (cont.) District Directors David Adams-District 1 (Northeast KY/Licking River) Louise Moore-District 2 (Quicksand/Wilderness Trail) Jeff Young-District 3 (Louisville/Northern KY) Roger Sparrow-District 4 (Fort Harrod/Bluegrass) Anna Smith-District 5 (Lincoln Trail/Lake Cumberland) David Herbst-District 6 (Green River/Mammoth Cave) Matt Fulkerson-District 7 (Purchase/Pennyrile)

11. Extension Structure (cont.) Program Coordinators Jeanne Davis Chuck Stamper Program & Staff Development Martha Thompson-Extension Personnel Director Kenneth Jones-Director of Program & Staff Development Community & Economic Development Chuck Stamper-Extension Program Coordinator for Community & Economic Development

12. Extension Budget (2013) $ 29,825,700State $ 11,430,000Federal $ 19,902,190Counties (94.6% salaries) $ 30,913,452 Counties (stays in county) $ 3,540,194 Grants (stays in county) $ 8,839,968 Grants (Extension Faculty/Specialists) $104,451,504 TOTAL

13. Source of all Funds (FY2013)

14. Source of Appropriated Funds (FY13) (excludes portion that stays in county)

15. Support by Source over Time (as a percentage of total appropriated funds)

16. Expectations for Agents http://ces.ca.uky.edu/cesdd/agent Leadership Development Extension Advisory Councils Educational Programming Accountability & Public Relations Facilitation/Collaboration/Teamwork Customer Service

17. Advisory Council System As a grassroots organization, the success of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service relies on the active participation of Kentuckians in carrying out programs.

18. Importance of Councils County Extension Councils Program Councils State Extension Council

19. Purposes and Goals of Councils Needs Identification issues awareness, priority setting, goals Program implementation plan, program development, implementation and evaluations Promotion communications, advocacy Program Participation ensuring broad-based programs available to everyone

20. Councils Composition Each Extension agent will coordinate programming with a county program council The county program councils (FCS,4-H, Hort., FA, ANR) will coordinate efforts with the County Extension Council Representatives from county councils will comprise the state program councils and the State Extension Council

21. You are essential to Extensions branding NameMessageExperience You are the face of Extension

23. Personal habits that will make you a successful brand ambassador Wear your brand every day Display your brand Always be prepared with your elevator pitch When you have time, tell your full brand story Promote your brand in everything you do

24. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Cooperative Extension Service